Tragically, our beloved Bethany lost the chance to see her life change into the beautiful existence she so much deserved. Her opportunity to soar was stripped away by the dark, seemingly bottomless disease of depression.  Despite her passing, she lives on as our inspiration and in guiding our purpose. There is much that Bethany taught us, both in life and in her untimely passing, which has transformed us into agents of change. This transformation, born from tragedy, seeks to ensure that this isolating disease will never again take a beautiful life such as Bethany’s.

The Bethany Anne Galdes Foundation is dedicated to preventing death by suicide by promoting life and defeating depression. We will accomplish this by creating awareness about evidence-based treatments and by opening The Bethany House, a warm and welcoming environment specifically designed to manage and treat depression and related. Our hope and mission is to help young adults find ways to defeat depression, so that they can transform into the butterflies that God intends them to become.

Together, we can provide solutions. Life can be difficult, but together, we can overcome the darkness of depression and its effect on the ones that we love. Together, it is well within our reach to conquer depression.